News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-06-30

Thomas Margretts and family have
moved to Concord.
Charles Goosey has gone to Ware,
Mass, where he is employed in store.
Miss Lizzie Pearl entertained her pu-
pills at her home on Saturday afternoon.
Rev. Thomas Huntington and wife, OF
California, visited relatives in town last
week.
Prof. Campbell goes this week to Han
over to be present at the commencement
| exercises of Dartmouth College.
The band concert was well attended
Thursday evening. The selections given
were good ones and we'll rendered.
Prot. Campbell and several others from
this town will attend the teachers insti-
tute at Burlington, which commences on
Tuesday, July 5.
Prof. Conant, now principal of the
Randolph Normal School, was in town
last week. attending the graduating eX-
ercises of this school.
Oscar Mcfarland is home from Boston
on a two weeks vacation, and his sister
Hattie is home from the Oswego Nor
NAL school for the summer vacation.
The Old Brigade Post and johnson
band have received invitations to the
Hyde Park Centennial, which they will
doubtless accept, attending in body.
from the village Monday evening, was
thrown from his carriage and badly in
| iured about the back and shoulders.
Orange Buck was badly injured about
the head last Saturday while at his mill.
A belt broke, hitting him in the face,
and making some ugly cuts and bruises.
| An extra train is to run from SWanton
to Hyde Park the 4th, tor the benefit of
those desiring to attend the Hyde Park
centennial. 1t leaves here at $50 a. m.
and returns in the evening after the fire
works. Round trip tickets from here are
Is cents.
The new timetable took effect Monday
and the trains now run as follows Going
east, mail, 1l.52 a. M; mixed, 6.43 p. M.
Going west, accommodation, Hoy a. IN.
mail, $50 p. m. A mixed train has been
added which goes west at 100 a. H., and
east at Al p. m.
The Normal registers are now ready
for distribution. They are neatly got
ten up and contain a brief history of the
school, and items in reference to each
graduate and teacher, former and pres
ent. Copies can be obtained of Prof.
Campbell tor 25 cents.
NORMAL SCHOOL GRADUATION.
The closing exercises of the johnson
Normal School occurred last week be-
ginning with the sermon to the gradual
ing class Sunday, June 10Th, at the
Baptist church, by Rev. L. CrudgingtOn.
Monday and Tuesday were occupied
with the written examinations in all the
classes. Wednesday was devoted to oral
examinations. The examiners were the
State Superintendent of Education,
Mr.. Dartt, Prof. J. 1. Cilley of Jericho,
and the Principal. The classes showed
well in the examination, indicating care
full study and a thorough knowledge of
the branches taken.
Wednesday evening Normal Hall was
well filled to listen to the B exhibition.
The programme, consisting of declama
lions and Rotations, interspersed with
music by the Band. was fine one and
the pieces were well rendered, showing
careful training and patient practice
Glass Day exercises of the A class |
occupied Thursday forenoon. The |
classes led by the teachers filed into the |
Hall to the music of the Band and pre- |
sented gOOdly appearance as they filled |
the platform and one side of the Hall.
After the opening prayer by Rev. A. |
A. Smith, and spirited chorus by the |
school, Walter E. Bradley welcomed the |
audience in behalf of the class. Essays, |
OratiOns, and recitatiOns followed, at |
the close of which ROllin n. Woodward |
gave the valedictOry.
Principal Campbell made brief state |
ment of the growth and present condi- |
ton of the school, Spake his farewell |
words of advice and cOmmendation to |
the class and then presented them to |
Prof. Cilley, who, with few well-chosen |
words, gave them their fairly earned |
state certificates.
The class sung their parting song and |
the audience separated, we'll pleased |
with the mornings work.
The names of the graduates are as fol- |
lows: Walter E. Bradley, Johnson;
Walter L. Heath, Johnson; Joseph S.
Leach, Fletcher; Ira w. Thorp, Under
hill; Rollin n. Woodward, johnson;
Name c. Keller, E. HardWick Bertha
Milton; Annie A. Smith, Richford ;
Margie A. Sullivan, Cambridge Eunice
M. Tomlinson, Jonesville; Hannah A.
Tracy, Belvidere.
The floral decorations at the Hall were
- The end crowns the work" made in |
daisies on background of ferns, gave
very pleasing effect.
afternoon with lecture by Rev. l.. p.
Tucker.
The days exercises closed with a band |
concert and social gathering at Normal |
Hall in the evening.
The year which has just closed has |
been most prosperous one for the |
school. 1t has been marked by an |
increase in number and scholarship |
and by earnest faithful work on the part |
of both students and teachers.